Teaching & Learning English
The Gator Guy 
Thanks to Nolan’s movie adaptation of Homer’s The Oddessy, mythology is all over the media. I know there are many Mushroomer students who are deeply interested in mythology so I would like to share a website created by an academic I know for the benefit of his students: https://tellmeohmuse.com/
Out in the Suzhou countryside and I encountered this decorative piece in the awe inspiring breakfast facility…
I recently pinned this little Animal Farm inspired sketch I made to the classroom wall… And here is a copy of the completed sketch:
I had a few minutes to spare so tested an AI video generating app with a description of my kids’ famous Aladin-Man character. Here are the results: I’m looking forward to AI being able to produce lengthier videos with more text to editing functions. It’ll be even better if they could be interactive, like … Read more
Ok, I don’t think it’s as good as the art I did with the kids when they were creating this awesome franchise some 6 or 7 (excuse for silly animated hands gesture) years ago, but it is still an interesting experiment: describe the characters in a text-to-image AI and see what emerges. Here are the … Read more
This Scratch animation is the result of a two-week project to digitally perform Act III Scene III of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. [scratch_project src=”https://mushroom-scholars.org/scratch/projects/dr-terrett-scratch_project_with_sound.sb3″] [scratch_project src=”https://mushroom-scholars.org/scratch/projects/dr-terrett-the_final_version.sb3″] [scratch_project src=”https://mushroom-scholars.org/scratch/projects/dr-terrett-Scratch_Summative_-_The_Tempest_Act._3_Scn._3_-_English_Language_and_Literature.sb3″]
Well, well, well. Here I am preparing for your school’s Shakespeare Day tomorrow and what do I find, only that researchers have just identified exactly where the Bard’s London house used to be situated. Here is the BBC news report: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedeenvdwgxo
Check out the Ducksters website for plenty of reading about different topics. This is a useful resource for ELA/ESL/EFL students to help build their English vocabulary range and learn basic knowledge about our world. https://www.ducksters.com/ Happy reading and vocabulary building!
Living in China with kids means accumulating loads of 快递 delivery boxes, old CNC textbooks and snacks. This project explains how I used the boxes and CNC textbooks to make a cartoony box to accommodate the ever-growing pile of snacks. Step 1: Get the materials together Step 2: Construct the shape Step 3: Papermache In … Read more
We went on a little trip to the countryside today and discovered some very big white mushrooms 🍄 🍄
This tool allows you to upload an image and then stretch it in such a way that, if you take a photo from the correct angle, it will look like it is popping out in 3D. The idea is to enable students to stretch their drawings and then use the stretched version as a template … Read more
So, a while back I started making a Scratch game of The Hibernator, but this was rapidy eclipsed by @wimpycat01’s awesome 3D work. So, I’m sharing this half-baked project so wimpycat01 can extract the Hibernator sprite if it’s any use. Welcome any interested parties to develop this Scratch Hibernator too 😉 (download .sb3 file) [scratch_project … Read more